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McQuail's Media and Mass Communication Theory
About this book
"What a magnificent invitation to the field of media and communication - full of lively debate and relevant examples yet carefully balanced, comprehensive in scope and thoughtfully explained." -Professor Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science
"This informative, important and readable volume should populate the shelves of all those wanting to understand more fully how the media and mass communication operate today." -Professor Barbie Zelizer, Annenberg School for Communication
Now in its seventh edition, this landmark text continues to define the field of media and mass communication theory and research. It is a uniquely comprehensive and balanced guide to the world of pervasive, ubiquitous, mobile, social and always-online media that we live in today. New to this edition:
- Explores mass communication and media theory in an age of big data, algorithmic culture, AI, platform governance, streaming services, and mass self-communication.
- Discusses the ethics of media and mass communication in all chapters.
- Introduces a diverse and global range of voices, histories and examples from across the field.
- Ties theory to the way media industries work and what it?s like to make all kinds of media, including journalism, advertising, film, television, and digital games.
This book is the benchmark for studyingmedia and mass communication in the 21st century.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- How to Use this Book
- Part 1 Preliminaries
- 1 Introduction to the Book
- 2 The Rise, Decline and Return of Mass Media
- Part 2 Theories
- 3 Concepts and Models for Mass Communication
- 4 Theories of Media and Society
- 5 Media, Mass Communication and Culture
- 6 New Media Theory
- Part 3 Structures
- 7 Media Structure and Performance: Principles and Accountability
- 8 Media Economics and Governance
- 9 Global Mass Communication
- Part 4 Organizations
- 10 The Media Organization: Structures and Influences
- 11 The Production of Media Culture
- Part 5 Content
- 12 Media Content: Issues, Concepts and Methods of Analysis
- 13 Media Genres, Formats and Texts
- Part 6 Audiences
- 14 Audience Theory and Research Traditions
- 15 Audience Formation and Experience
- Part 7 Effects
- 16 Processes and Models of Media Effects
- 17 A Canon of Media Effects
- Part 8 Epilogue
- 18 The Future
- Glossary
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index